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Tuesday, February 24, 1998Last modified at 11:31 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 1998

Tobacco Case Funds

The state of Texas sued the tobacco industry for the amount of money it spent on illness caused by tobacco. The attorney general Dan Morales negotiated a settlement of $15.3 billion. Morales wants to spend that money on a lot of new programs. He must have forgotten where the money came from in the first place. The taxpayers. Shouldn't the money, or at least a part of it, go back to the taxpayers? Taxes could be lowered. Start out by reducing the sales tax.